Comprehension Exercise

Comprehension Exercise – 14 Creative Writing – 56 Study the article below and answer the questions underneath Write-up sourced from BBC “I was told I didn’t look like a gymnast. I was told I looked like I’d swallowed an elephant, or looked like a pig.” … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 13 Creative Writing – 55 Study the article and answer the questions that follow This is the part of an article that appeared in BusinessLine dated 22.5.2019 With eight million tonnes of plastic dumped annually into the sea, the world is faced … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 12 Creative Writing – 54 Study the article and answer the questions that follow Article sourced from BBC Minutes before Mena Mangal, a prominent Afghan journalist and parliamentary adviser, was shot dead by two men in Kabul, she had left her parent’s … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 11 Creative Writing – 53 Study the article and answer the questions that follow Excerpt sourced from BBC The marriage between a local Christian woman and a Chinese Christian man six months ago in the eastern Pakistani city of Faisalabad had all … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 10 Creative Writing – 51 Study the article and answer the questions that follow Excerpt from a BBC article For many Sri Lankans, it was a horrific shock to learn that local Muslims could have been behind the suicide attacks that killed … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 9 Creative Writing – 48 Study the passage and answer the questions that follow Passage taken from BBC Cuba has long been renowned for its medical diplomacy – thousands of its doctors work in healthcare missions around the world, earning the country … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 8 Creative Writing – 46 Study the passage and answer the questions that follow Excerpt from The Wire, written by Ms. Patasani Cyclone Fani, which wreaked havoc in Odisha on May 3, has created four new mouths in Lake Chilika, one of … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 7 Creative Writing – 44 Read the following article very carefully, and answer the five questions given at its end. Article taken from The Wire dated 12. 5. 2019 Over 300 domesticated yaks were found dead in the higher reaches of North … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 6 Creative Writing – 43 Read the following article very carefully, and answer the five questions given at its end. Article taken from the BBC Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea in Japan’s far-west corner, Fukuoka is a city trying to … Read more

Comprehension Exercise – 5 Creative Writing – 42 Read the article thoroughly and answer the questions that follow The article from BBC A rare Asiatic black bear has been spotted in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea’s government says. It was captured on video in … Read more